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Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1918, Page 4

PURE? REFINED GENUINE EEV-AG-ES. - "ON THEIR OWN” FOR QUALITY. Whenever you buy carbonated waters and cordials make sure you get those which are pure and wholesome. Though you might not realize there is tremendous difference in these drinks. Some, in fact, most of these preparations are made from' chemically prepared essences.' They arc cheap "to buy but unsatisfaetiry—to say the least—- [ in their ultimate results. ! With Thomson and Co’s productions it is different. They are made from pure fruit juices only, and no essences or artificial flavourings get used at all. In addition to that artesian water is used and every bottle is pasturized so ensuring absolute* purity. You can wonder that Thomson’s drinks are healthful, that particular people prefer them, that they 'out on their own’ so to speak for quality. Don’t be misled. Demand Thomson’s and get drinks you’d enjoy that will do you go'od, that against, the world’s best have won 26 gold medals and 31 first class certificates.

In the course of his address to the Southland League recently, the Defence Minister (Sir James Allen) is reported to have said: “.Tie wlfched they could tell him when the end of the war would take, place. There probably would be tremendous conflict not only on the 'Western front, but on tlie other land fronts as well, before the finish. At the same time, lie sincerely lioped that the end would lie this summer. One of his correspondents—a Brigadier-General, on whose judgment he had placed a good deal of reliance—had made no mention of a possible ending until a few mails ago. Now lie says that the war will e'nl this summer. He (Sir James) hoped that this opinion might prove true ,nnd that the men might be back before the close of t-liis year. Tf however, it was not to be so, and if he were correct in his estimation of iNTew Zealand he knew that the further weeesßory sacrifices would he made